Handle for pots and kettles



,579,4 9 April 6. 1926 F. RAU l 8 HANDLE Fon Po'rs Aun xn'mns "Filed April 1s. 1924 p Patented Apr."6, 1926.

UNITED STATES l.'X'vlfNTA 'rnnnnnrcnmimor rmxnsrnn 'rowmcononana HANVDLEEoi-t Po'rs AND xErrLns.-

i 'application mea April` v1s, 1924. serial 30.701323." i

My present invention is an improvement upon that type of construction of myformer application, No. 633,035, filed April 18, 1923.y

One object of my invention 1s to provide a construction which can be secured to various styles and designs of coffee pots, tea pots, and the like.

Another object is to provide a construction to provide means by whichvarious handles may be attached to a pot.

Another object is to provide a tiltingv handle having more secure means of attachment.. f Y

In its preferred. form, the attachment con-` sists of two parts which are hinged together and normally held in position by a spring pressed latch. One of these parts is provided with means for attaching it to various sizes and shapes of pots, andv the other part is rovided with means of attachment to various sizes of handles. These two parts of the attachment are provided with vinter tting flanges so as to'give Vgreater stability and security. Y v

Figure 1 is a side view of a coffee pot provided with a handle construction embodying my invention, part of the pot being broken away and shown in section where thehandle is attached. f

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectionalview on the plane of the line 2-2 of Figure 1, but

on a larger scale. Figures 3 and 4 are inside views of the two `parts of the handle attachment, separated.

Figure 5 is a side view of a modification showing a handle attached to aV pan. y

Figures 6 and 7 show the twoparts of the handle attachment of Figure 5. f

The pot 10 may be of any suitable design and for any purpose. It may also have a cover 11 of any suitable design secured in any suitable manner.

The handle 12 may be of any suitable design as herein shown or as shown Vin my former application, or otherwise. Y,

The handle attachment has two parts, 13

and 14, the one being secured to the pot andv other the handle. this particular form, bolts 15 (and v16 are'employedfor semay be provided with slots 17 and 18 so as to permit the part 13 to be attached to varii ous sizes of pots or potshaving Various different spacings of holes for bolts 15 and 16, These slots y17 and 18 also permit of vertical adjustment of the part 13v so as to permit the handle to be securedat various different heights with respect to the body andV cover of the pot. Thepin 19 provides a pivotal support forfthe part 14 of the attachment and may have its outer ends upset or bent over in any suitable manner to securethe parts permanently together. Thetwo parts with anges 20v and 21 which fit together as shown in Figure 2 so `as to provide greater vlateral stability to the handle.

The part 14 is secured to the handle, for, instance, by bolts 23 and 24. To accommodate different sizes of handles and also f "shown in Figure 4.

Tohold thejparts of the attachment together, I prefer to provide a latch hinged at 27 to the l 28 Vand handle 29. The other part14 is provided with shoulder 30 to receive the nose 28 when the parts are in position shown. in Figures 1 and 2. `To release the latch, the handle 29 is raised so as to dis-engage the nose 28 from the shoulder 30. This permits the spring 31 to raise the handle into the dot V`and dash position of Figure 1. The same spring may have an extension 32, en-

gaging the latch to Yhold -it yieldingly in.;95 l

position. This spring 32 maybe positioned part 13 and having a beveled noseV V of the attachment are preferably provided near its upper end by shoulders 33, Vformed in the metal of the part 13.V

In" the construction shown in Figures 5, Y

6, and 7, the attachment consists of the two parts 35 and 36 hinged together by the pin 37. Part 35vis secured to the pan 38 by bolts 39 land 40. The part 36'is secured to the handle '41`by screws 42. The latch 43 is adapted to engage one edge of the opening '44 in the part 36 and is adapted to beoperated by the handle, or ngerpiece, 45.

, It shouldbe lunderstood that I contemplate that other changes and modifications loo may be made within the scope of my claims, except as limited by the terms thereof.

I claim:

l.v A construction of the Character described, comprising two members hinged together at the top, means :tor securing one member to a pot or the like and means for securing the handle to the other member in Various vertical adjusted relations.

2. In a constructionv of the character de scribed, a support, a member hinged thereto, a latch to hold saidmember with reference to saidy support, a handle, and vertically adjustable means for securing said handle to said support independently of said latch.

3. In a construction of the character described, two attachment members hinged together at their upper ends, means for securing one, of said, members to a cooking utensil, inter-fitting means at the lower ends of said members to prevent their relative lateral displacement, a manually releasable latch for holding said members together against a relative swinging movement, and a handle secured to the other of said members.

FREDERICK BAU. 

